FBI Shuttered DEI Office Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has closed its Office of Diversity, and Inclusion just before President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.

According to a scoop by Fox News, the DEI office within the FBI took steps to close its doors in December 2024. The agency did not give a reason as to why the office was suddenly closed down.

“In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024,” The FBI said in a statement to Fox News, the first official acknowledgment of the move.

Trump and his nominee to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, have long criticized DEI agencies as being a distraction for national security. Recently, DEI departments across the country in higher education facilities have shut down.

While on the campaign trail, Trump stated he would end “wokeness” and “leftist indoctrination” by dismantling diversity programs and imposing fines on colleges “up to the entire amount of their endowment.”

More recently, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray stating the agency’s DEI practices “endanger Americans.” Blackburn made those comments shortly after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans.

“I am deeply concerned that—under your leadership—the Bureau has prioritized Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives over its core mission of protecting the American people,” Blackburn wrote in the letter.